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The Bharat Jain Mahamandal. THE ALL-INDIA JAIN ASSOCIATION.
ron. EsTABLISHED 1899.
The year 1913 was a record sear for the Association. Nerer before in the history of Jain Gatherings was seen such an assemiblage of Erudite Scholars of the West and the East. Never on any previous occasion was the non-Jain public found to be so anxious to liear discourses on “Jain Philosophy." Day after day tbe seats in the Town Hall of Benares used to be occupied long before the commencenront of the proceedings, and special arrangements bad to be made for the distinguished visitors coming at the proper time or a little later.
All this “ Prabharana," all this glory of Jainism, 'vas unprecedented. The Pioneer, the Learler, and other newspapers hare given prominent notice to the activities of the Mandal. The German papers are loudly proclaiming Jainism. The title of Jain Darshan Divakar conferred on Dr. Jacobi, will to quote the words of Dr. Strauss,“ be highly appreciated by learned Germany all around." In the prords of Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Satis Chandra, Vidya-Bhusan, M.A., P. H., M.R.A.S., F.A.S.B., F.I.R.S., Siddhanta-Mahodadhi, the Bharat Jain Malamandal“ gave the first impulse to all progressive inorements, and through its organ, the Jain Guzette, is supplying motire power and vital energy to all Jain Movements in ludia. It is therefore the religious duty of erery Jain to
(u) Juin the Mandal as a menıler. (b) Subscribe to the Jain Gazette, the only paper in the
community which is edited in English and has a
foreign circulation, (c) Establish a branch of the Mandal in erers Province,
town and village, () Subscribe to the general funds of the Mandal. (e) Make occasional contributious to the funds of the
Maddal vo ceremonial occasions in the lan:ily * Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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